Originally Posted by terry

Hi Vic,
Thank you so much for your reply and interest in my son. Here is some back ground on my son - a year ago December he started being fatigued after activities - so much that last Christmas vacation he was too tired to play with any of his friends - I then started having blood tests done because I thought maybe he had mono or something. The tiredness continued and during the summer he started complaining of stomach pains - they would only last a moment and then they would disappear. We thought maybe he was allergic to milk so we cut that out - but that didn't appear to do anything. He continued with the tiredness throughout the summer and then in Sept. he went paint balling with some friends. The next day he was exhausted. On Tuesday night of that week he complained of a sore throat and had a very swollen gland - the next day the throat felt better but the stomach pains started and since then they have never stopped. He was treated for possible constipation - not completely emptying the bowel, he's had an upper GI, and an upper and lower endoscopy with biopsies - all normal. So I guess through the process of elimination they diagnosed him with this. It is in only one spot of his stomach - it is always at a pain level of 6 and he has intermittent bouts of burning pains that rate a pain level of 8 or 9. He also gets another distressing pain, but he is unable to describe it - it too is level 8 or 9.

Since Sept. he has been fatigued and in pain with some weakness, but lately the weakness is bad - he doesn't have the energy to walk. He has just started taking neurontin 900 mg per day - I have to say, since he is taking it, he falls asleep faster - it had been taking him up to 2 or 3 hours to fall asleep because of the pain.

That's our story - I am happy to hear anything you have to offer. To our knowledge there was no injury - just possible constipation.

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. Have a good day.

Terry